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Pols and Advocates to Mayor: Put More Money Into the Streets Master Plan
There's impatience in the air.
April 22, 2022
Tuesday’s Headlines: Today’s Shiny Object Edition
Yes, we're just like cats. And on Monday, the shiny new object grabbing our attention was the fact that we have a new Sanitation Commissioner making promises left and right. Plus other news.
April 19, 2022
Monday’s Headlines: An Award from the Freakin’ U.N. Edition
Whoa — our colleague from Streetfilms, Clarence Eckerson Jr., just got an award from the United Nations. No joke — the real United Nations. Plus all the other news from the holiday weekend.
April 18, 2022
EXCLUSIVE: Council’s Transportation Chair’s Car Sped Through School Zones 17 Times in a Year
Do as I say, not as I do.
April 13, 2022
CLUELESS: New Department of Investigation Boss Isn’t Sure if Placard Abuse is a Thing (It Is)
At a hearing, DOI Commissioner Jocelyn Strauber told Council members that overseeing the NYPD's failure to enforce of placard abuse wasn't yet on the agency's to-do list, despite a 2019 law requiring such oversight.
April 12, 2022
Monday’s Headlines: Adams’s 100 Days Edition
The weekend was filled with anodyne report card stories timed to the artificial benchmark of Mayor Adams's 100th day in office on Sunday. We break it down, plus provide other news.
April 11, 2022
Outrage Builds Over ‘Magic Wand’ Gas Tax Holiday as State Studies Congestion Pricing for Years
It's an ironic move, given the state's environmental goals. It's also bad optics.
April 8, 2022
Manhattan and Brooklyn Borough Presidents Ask DOT To Raise Cap on E-Bikes in Citi Bike Fleet
These politicians want to give you the power.
April 7, 2022
Plan for ‘Apolline’s Garden’ Now Includes an Additional Block
Look how Apolline's Garden has grown!
April 2, 2022
KOMANOFF: A New York Gas-Tax Holiday Will Enrich Those Who Least Need It
Rich families will benefit nearly six times as much as the poorest. So why are Democrats for it?
March 31, 2022
